P&O Cruises Crew Member Dies on Ship After Accident in Middle of 2-Week Voyage

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• A crew member on a P&O Cruises ship arvia the ship died yesterday following an “accident” on board

• Port of A Caruña in Spain confirms ship made unscheduled stop in X

• The ship was on a two-week voyage to Barbados at the time.

A. cruise ship employee dies A representative following an accident that occurred yesterday P&O Journeys confirmed.

In a statement shared with PEOPLE on Monday, October 27, a spokesperson confirmed that a crew member died “following an accident onboard.” arvia Yesterday.”

They added: “Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and friends both on board and at home and we are providing them with every support possible.”

Further details regarding the nature of the incident and the death of the crew member were not yet available.

Accordingly CruiseMapperP&Os arvia It is on a 14-day cruise to Barbados, scheduled to arrive on November 7. The ship left Southampton, England, on 24 October.

The ship’s tracking data shows that the ship made an unplanned stop in A Caruña, Spain, around October 26.

Port of A Coruña provided some more detailed information XA translated post reads: “Yesterday arvia Stopped in A Coruña following a work accident involving a crew member who died. “He stayed in the port until 15:00 the night he set out for Tenerife.”

According to P&O website, arvia The 345-meter-long ship can accommodate approximately 5,200 guests and 1,800 crew. The ship has 30 bars and restaurants, 8 entertainment venues, 4 swimming pools and 15 guest decks.

In a separate incident on October 18, A guest on a cruise ship docked in Cannes, FranceAccording to a local source, he was found unresponsive.

Beautiful-Matin It reported that a 61-year-old British passenger died during a Mediterranean cruise. The body was found on Saturday, October 18, while the boat was standing off the coast of the city’s famous street, the Croisette, near the Lérins Islands.

According to the press, the medical doctor on board tried to resuscitate the woman for approximately 30 minutes.

The crew contacted local police, who then boarded the ship in an inflatable boat to take the body back to the mainland. According to local media, the coroner ruled the death not suspicious, citing the possibility of a heart attack.

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Accordingly Beautiful-MatinThe incident occurred while the woman was on a trip to celebrate her husband’s birthday.

The report did not say which cruise ship the woman was on, but said the ship made stops in Livorno and Cannes, Italy, before its final stop in Barcelona, ​​Spain.

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